An interesting article published by the Times of India says that India has become more active in establishing minimum energy performance standards and appliance labelling. This article states that 12% of products labelled for energy efficiency fail the tests. How that compares to Europe or the US, I cannot say. Interestingly, the article notes that … Continue reading Air conditioning in India
Planning to bike around Paris on your holiday?
Amazing what you learn. Velib’, is the world’s biggest bike sharing programme in the world (according to their website) with over 25,000 bicycles available. Velib’ is great for tourists to manoeuvre around the City of Light. Interestingly, EiD has just learned that there is now an iPhone app that allows you to find where the … Continue reading Planning to bike around Paris on your holiday?
Carbon footprints of hotels
If you want to shrink your carbon footprint when you check into a hotel, you may be better off staying at a mid-range or budget chain hotel. That's the conclusion from a report released by Brighter Planet, the eco-minded tech firm in Vermont that creates digital apps and other technology to measure environmental effects. The … Continue reading Carbon footprints of hotels
New energy efficiency organisation launches in the UK
A new not-for-profit organisation the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Buildings (EEPB) has been launched in the UK. It replaces the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes, which traditionally did a lot of work with local authorities, housing associations and charities, particularly in regards to fuel poverty. The EEPB’s objectives include the development of industry-agreed solutions to barriers … Continue reading New energy efficiency organisation launches in the UK
New study on the macroeconomic benefits of energy efficiency
The report, ‘The Macroeconomic Benefits of Energy efficiency: The case for public action’ by E3G, an independent not-for-profit organisation in the UK, argues the current UK and wider European focus on austerity combined with structural reforms will not be enough to drive economic recovery in the short term. A second round of stimulus packages looks … Continue reading New study on the macroeconomic benefits of energy efficiency
New study related to energy efficiency obligations
At a time of heated debate around the merits of energy efficiency obligations within the draft Energy Efficiency Directive, a new report by the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) and eceee “Determining Energy Savings for Energy Efficiency Obligation Schemes” provides a no-nonsense set of guidelines for determining energy savings under such schemes. Based on a detailed … Continue reading New study related to energy efficiency obligations
Quotes from Jeffrey Sachs
At the Asian Development Bank annual meeting this week, Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute and professor of sustainable development at Columbia University in the US, said: "We won't meet the carbon targets if nuclear is taken off the table," and further: "Emissions per unit of energy need to fall by a factor of … Continue reading Quotes from Jeffrey Sachs
Key figures from the European wind industry
The European Wind Energy Association released its new “Green Growth” report on the opening day of the EWEA 2012 Annual Event in Copenhagen on 16 April. The report is available at the EWEA website. Key figures from the report released include: The wind energy sector contributed €32 billion to EU GDP in 2010 The sector’s … Continue reading Key figures from the European wind industry
French partnership between construction economists and Electricité de France
The National Union of Economists of the Construction Industry in France and EDF signed a partnership to contribute jointly to improving the energy performance of buildings. Economists accompany construction projects to renovate buildings, to optimise cost, quality and timeliness of design and production operations. Guarantors of budget estimates, they work with builders or contractors to … Continue reading French partnership between construction economists and Electricité de France
All the world’s a stage but efficiency, efficiency, wherefore art thou . . .
This is an interesting article from The Stage website in the UK showing that the size of a theatre has no bearing on its efficiency. The organisation referred to in the article, Julie’s Bicycle, makes environmental sustainability intrinsic to the business, art and ethics of music, theatre and the creative industries. Research finds energy efficiency … Continue reading All the world’s a stage but efficiency, efficiency, wherefore art thou . . .
